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I'm in love with something green
2004-04-30, 9:59 AM #1
Green laser pointer, that is. [http://forums.massassi.net/html/biggrin.gif]

[http://www.thinkgeek.com/images/action/large/21046eb.jpg]
[http://www.thinkgeek.com/images/action/large/2103408.jpg]
[http://www.thinkgeek.com/images/action/large/21033ff.jpg]

Yum!

It brings a tear of joy to my eye. [http://www.christianguitar.org/forums/images/smilies/whine.gif]

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2004-04-30, 10:03 AM #2
That's pretty damn cool.

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2004-04-30, 10:05 AM #3
Yeah, but too expensive for a broken flashlight.

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2004-04-30, 10:05 AM #4
I also love green laser.

[http://laserharp.manuel-schulz.com/assets/images/closeup_front.jpg]

Almost green...

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2004-04-30, 10:05 AM #5
That's pretty nice. I got a rather high-powered red laser on my pen. It's nice to annoy teachers in class. Unfortunatly, it eats through batteries like anything.

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2004-04-30, 10:08 AM #6
what would be awesome is if those things had an ac adaptor.

The ones that use the coin batteries suck b/c they eat up expensive batteries fast, but the other ones that use AAA batteries aren't so bad, b/c those kind of batteries are cheap.

that last shot looks like someone shot a bowcaster at that guy's face. [http://forums.massassi.net/html/biggrin.gif]

does the beam actually show up like that normally or is it a case of the camera seeing what we can't?

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[This message has been edited by Pagewizard_YKS (edited April 30, 2004).]
2004-04-30, 10:09 AM #7
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Output power of <5mW (Class IIIa Laser Product)</font>

Yeah, baby.

Also (by the looks of it), it appears to take 2 AA batteries, so it'll last longer than those midget, wanna-be laser pointers.

Now if I can just find a blue one.

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Genesis 22:2-5 - And God said unto Abraham "You must kill your son, Isaac." And Abraham said "What? I can't hear you! You'll have to speak into the microphone." And God said "Check, check, check, check. Jerry, can you pull the high end out. I'm getting some hiss up here."
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2004-04-30, 10:10 AM #8
Cool

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2004-04-30, 10:11 AM #9
I'm also in love with something green. It's called 'Massassi'.
2004-04-30, 10:12 AM #10
Apparently.

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Genesis 22:2-5 - And God said unto Abraham "You must kill your son, Isaac." And Abraham said "What? I can't hear you! You'll have to speak into the microphone." And God said "Check, check, check, check. Jerry, can you pull the high end out. I'm getting some hiss up here."
Valuable Life Lesson: Frog + Potato Gun = Blindness

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[This message has been edited by DogSRoOL (edited April 30, 2004).]
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2004-04-30, 10:14 AM #11
Quote:
<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Pagewizard_YKS:
does the beam actually show up like that normally or is it a case of the camera seeing what we can't?</font>

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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">And unlike a red laser, the green beam itself can be seen in mid-air in dark conditions, not just the laser beam dot.</font>

Yay!

I think the flare in the second picture is a result of the camera, though. But green is much brighter than red, so it makes sense that a green laser would be pretty intense. Prepare to go blind! AAAH!! MY EYES!!!

...

oh.

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Genesis 22:2-5 - And God said unto Abraham "You must kill your son, Isaac." And Abraham said "What? I can't hear you! You'll have to speak into the microphone." And God said "Check, check, check, check. Jerry, can you pull the high end out. I'm getting some hiss up here."
Valuable Life Lesson: Frog + Potato Gun = Blindness

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[This message has been edited by DogSRoOL (edited April 30, 2004).]
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2004-04-30, 10:20 AM #12
But, i prefer people not knowing where it's coming from. Leads to some very funny situations, like about 10 people in my class asking where the laser is coming from until a person notices i've got a smirk on my face (I couldn't help it. it was hilarious)

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2004-04-30, 10:23 AM #13
I WANT ONE NOW


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2004-04-30, 10:42 AM #14
I have an interesting thought:
Does this indicate that we are one step closer to lightsaber technology?!

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Genesis 22:2-5 - And God said unto Abraham "You must kill your son, Isaac." And Abraham said "What? I can't hear you! You'll have to speak into the microphone." And God said "Check, check, check, check. Jerry, can you pull the high end out. I'm getting some hiss up here."
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My music
2004-04-30, 11:00 AM #15
I want one. [http://forums.massassi.net/html/eek.gif]

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2004-04-30, 11:28 AM #16
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by DogSRoOL:
I have an interesting thought:
Does this indicate that we are one step closer to lightsaber technology?!

</font>


Erm... not really. It was always possible to create multiple color lasers, just never did.

The problem with lightsabers is the fact that they have a fixed length, and their cutting ability and ability to block other lightsabers, among other things.

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2004-04-30, 11:58 AM #17
Man, my laser pointer sucks... [http://forums.massassi.net/html/frown.gif]

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2004-04-30, 12:12 PM #18
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Cool Matty:
It was always possible to create multiple color lasers, just never did.

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Not so, it took quite a while to get anything other than red. blue came first, then green took even longer. the problem was one of gases or something. i forgot exactly what it was. i read it in an article about the guy that finally came up with the damn things.

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2004-04-30, 12:56 PM #19
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Cool Matty:
Erm... not really. It was always possible to create multiple color lasers, just never did.</font>
That wasn't my point. The point was that you can see the beam, without passing it through dust or steam or whatnot.
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Crimson:
Not so, it took quite a while to get anything other than red. blue came first, then green took even longer. the problem was one of gases or something.</font>
Actually, I think red came first. It was created using a ruby crystal. Other colors could only be created by using various gases. Now, we have laser diodes to create red. Other colors are not yet available as laser diodes.

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Genesis 22:2-5 - And God said unto Abraham "You must kill your son, Isaac." And Abraham said "What? I can't hear you! You'll have to speak into the microphone." And God said "Check, check, check, check. Jerry, can you pull the high end out. I'm getting some hiss up here."
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2004-04-30, 2:00 PM #20
I have one of these. It's red. :/ And big.
[http://members.misty.com/don/hene1hps.jpg]


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2004-04-30, 2:03 PM #21
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2004-04-30, 2:07 PM #22
where can i get one of those

hell i want 2... it would rock harder than what i used to do as a kid having flashlight lightsaber battles on a foggy night...

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2004-04-30, 2:19 PM #23
And it's only $120 - wow.

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2004-04-30, 2:26 PM #24
You can get them cheaper on e-bay (usually around $60). Personally, I'd just wait until they're in higher supply than they are right now.

Gotta make sure I get one for myself, first. [http://forums.massassi.net/html/wink.gif]

Also at the site above, they have a combo red & green laser.

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Genesis 22:2-5 - And God said unto Abraham "You must kill your son, Isaac." And Abraham said "What? I can't hear you! You'll have to speak into the microphone." And God said "Check, check, check, check. Jerry, can you pull the high end out. I'm getting some hiss up here."
Valuable Life Lesson: Frog + Potato Gun = Blindness

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2004-04-30, 2:29 PM #25
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Darth Evad:
I have one of these. It's red. :/ And big.</font>
And I bet it gets hot, too.

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Genesis 22:2-5 - And God said unto Abraham "You must kill your son, Isaac." And Abraham said "What? I can't hear you! You'll have to speak into the microphone." And God said "Check, check, check, check. Jerry, can you pull the high end out. I'm getting some hiss up here."
Valuable Life Lesson: Frog + Potato Gun = Blindness

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Catloaf, meet mouseloaf.
My music
2004-04-30, 2:34 PM #26
I got like 8 free laser pointers, to make a story short, free from some electronic company.

I don't know what to do with them. :/

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2004-04-30, 2:38 PM #27
Give them to small children so they can blind each other.

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2004-04-30, 4:15 PM #28
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Echoman:
I got like 8 free laser pointers, to make a story short, free from some electronic company.

I don't know what to do with them. :/

</font>


I'll be happy to take one off your hands. I'm completely serious about this, that is, if you want to give them away. Just tell me here or give me a shout over email, my current account is in my profile.

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2004-04-30, 5:21 PM #29
That's real nice. I've seen those on ThinkGeek for around $120 or so. My physics instructor has a green laser, but it's weak so you can't see the beam. When we were doing the carbon-fiber layup of our solar car body, we found a nice big laser in the lab. We shined it around for a while, but not for long as it was a class 3b laser, and we didn't want it in anybody's eyes.

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2004-04-30, 5:26 PM #30
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by alpha1:
we are the borg. you will lower your shields and prepair to be boarded. your boilogical and technological distinctiveness will be added to our own. your culture will adapt to service us. you will be assimilated. resistance is futile.

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All that from a laser pointer eh [http://forums.massassi.net/html/tongue.gif]

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2004-04-30, 5:27 PM #31
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by alpha1:
we are the borg. you will lower your shields and prepair to be boarded. your boilogical and technological distinctiveness will be added to our own. your culture will adapt to service us. you will be assimilated. resistance is futile.

</font>



...wtf?

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2004-04-30, 6:03 PM #32
Get a blue one. That'll impress me more. [http://forums.massassi.net/html/smile.gif]

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2004-04-30, 6:04 PM #33
I'm in love with something that occasionally wears green. Well, I'm even in love with it when it doesn't

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2004-04-30, 6:09 PM #34
[http://www.redlucite.org/recent/gumby.jpg]
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2004-04-30, 6:18 PM #35
>.>
<.<

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2004-04-30, 7:23 PM #36
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by DogSRoOL:
Actually, I think red came first.

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That's what I said.

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2004-04-30, 7:28 PM #37
Pfft. Only when you have a 5 Watt laser will I be impressed. [http://forums.massassi.net/html/tongue.gif]

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2004-04-30, 7:39 PM #38
We sell em at Fry's Electronics. Never knew they looked like that. Might have to pick one up.

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2004-04-30, 7:54 PM #39
i won't be impressed until you use a laser to "cook" a giant bag of jiffy pop in someone's house causing the house to fall apart

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2004-04-30, 8:33 PM #40
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by phoenix_9286:
I'll be happy to take one off your hands. I'm completely serious about this, that is, if you want to give them away. Just tell me here or give me a shout over email, my current account is in my profile.

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What he said.

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